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The Two Richest Men
The Two Richest Men

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Billy was the one illy was the one
we all went searching fore all went searching for
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When we needed credit hen we needed credit
Today they placed the markers oday they placed the markers W
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on two sets of bonesn two sets of bones at his little grocery storet his little grocery store
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William Smith and Samuel Evans illiam Smith and Samuel Evans If you needed help f you needed help
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he was the first to raise his hande was the first to raise his hand
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Bill was Eighty-Two ill was Eighty-Two
B The whole town had a special lovee whole town had a special love
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and Sam was only Fifty-Fivend Sam was only Fifty-Five for this simple manor this simple man
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But the lives they led were different ut the lives they led were different
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Now, my Uncle Samuel loved his money ow, my Uncle Samuel loved his money
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and he spent his timend he spent his time
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They are the two richest men ey are the two richest men
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Th Making more and more and more, aking more and more and more,
hardly ever spent a dimeardly ever spent a dime
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He never had the time for love e never had the time for love
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And I wonder which one’s happy, nd I wonder which one’s happy,
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with the life they chose?ith the life they chose? or time for a familyr time for a family
One died with money e died with money H
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His Funeral was only the guy is Funeral was only the guy
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and the other poor, but he had lovend the other poor, but he had love that dug the grave and me.hat dug the grave and me.
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Both ended up in the same place; oth ended up in the same place;
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with a marble stone aboveith a marble stone above C
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Billy Smith was loved illy Smith was loved A
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And I wonder which one’s happy, nd I wonder which one’s happy,
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b with the life they chose?ith the life they chose?
by nearly everyone in towny nearly everyone in town
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He fell in love and spent his life e fell in love and spent his life One died with money e died with money
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with Emma Brownith Emma Brown
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and the other poor, but he had lovend the other poor, but he had love
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He barely kept his children fed e barely kept his children fed Both ended up in the same place; oth ended up in the same place;
but they had loveut they had love with a marble stone aboveith a marble stone above
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And every night at supper nd every night at supper B
Both ended up in the same place; oth ended up in the same place;
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h one with money, one with lovene with money, one with love
he would thank the Lord above.e would thank the Lord above.
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